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It is the hoarding of power not its devolution that endangers a federation. The Economist has dressed an old political suspicion in the sophisticated...
WE hear of accidents happening because a car, bus or truck went out of control right? Maybe brakes failed, or too high a speed or a sudden pothole!...
THE State of Global Water Resources 2025 published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) provides a comprehensive assessment of global...
UNDENIABLY, in Pakistan, a degree has become a piece of paper rather than a passport to a promising future. Thousands of youth graduate every year...
THE first and fundamental lesson of human history is that every emerging era carries its own unique temperament, societal demands and distinct way of...
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is once again on the road. Thousands of PTI supporters have begun a long march towards Islamabad, demanding the release...
Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs398.30 per litre, while HSD will cost Rs396.24 per litre.
STRATEGIC Insights, authored by Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi, in its four volumes, stands as a significant and thought-provoking contribution to...
ON 8 October 2005 at 8:50 a.m., a devastating 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Kashmir for 60 seconds. In the aftermath of the disaster, more than...
ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) is no longer an aloof idea. It is already shaping economies, governance, and social systems globally. The World Bank’s...
On the auspicious occasion of the 96th National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we extend our heartfelt felicitations to His Majesty King Salman...
Kindness brings monkeys closer. The city wants distance A longtime Margalla volunteer remembers a family arriving in the hills with desi-ghee parathas...
For much of modern history, the Arctic was imagined as a distant white barrier: difficult to reach, hostile to commerce and largely beyond ordinary...
THE drastic shifts in the security architecture of the Middle East, particularly the outbreak of Israel-Iran-US war, October 7, and diminishing...
WHEN petrol prices rise, the impact is not felt equally by everyone. For a delivery rider, a motorcycle is a workplace. For a rickshaw or Qingqi...
It is generally believed that trees provide us with oxygen to breathe; however, the reality is that the vast majority of Earth’s oxygen originates...
A delegation from Pakistan led by Engr. Qamar-ul-Islam Raja, Chairman NAVTTC, myself (Chairperson TEVTA Punjab), Head of Team Europe’s TVET Support...
In an age dominated by smartphones, social media, and instant access to information, public libraries are often treated as outdated institutions. In...
The history of the Gulf is marked by immense wealth, strategic rivalry and recurring conflict. Yet wars in this vital region have never remained...
OWING to Indian-backed Afghan proxies and burgeoning terror nexus, the militant attacks surged in Pakistan, forcing its security forces to intensify...
As the People’s Republic of China celebrates its 77th National Day on October 1, 2026, Pakistan and China are also marking a historic milestone: 75...
On the auspicious occasion of the 77th National Day of the People’s Republic of China, I extend my warmest felicitations to China’s leadership and...
As Pakistan and China celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations, the enduring partnership between the two nations stands as a symbol of trust, mutual...
When President Xi Jinping introduced the concept of “A Community with a Shared Future for Mankind” as China’s global vision, the western world...
On the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, I wish to extend, on behalf of the Consulate General of...
On the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, I wish to extend, on behalf of the Embassy of the...
SHANDONG has emerged as one of China’s major economic powerhouses through a development model that combines industrial strength, modern agriculture,...
WHEN the federal cabinet formally approved the National Housing Policy, it marked a rare and necessary acknowledgment of a structural fault line that...
PAKISTAN’S governance debate has reached a point where even a senior member of the government has described the existing system as having...
AS a little boy, I used to wonder about some tall stone platforms that looked like ancient Druid structures just next to a level crossing we had to...
DEMOCRACY is often celebrated as the highest expression of political participation, public representation and collective governance. Yet its health...
THE wars in Ukraine and Russia, and between Iran, the US and Israel, have exhibited all the ways warfare has changed in the 21st century. Armies and...
While filling stations in Paris see long queues and ambulance services in parts of the United States quietly ration trips to save on diesel, Pakistan...
World Maritime Day 2026 will be observed on Thursday, September 24, with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) focusing global attention on...
THERE is a particular kind of diplomacy that only nations with skin in the game can practice, the kind born not of ambition, but of necessity. Watch...
FOLLOWING the deadly vehicle-borne suicide attack on a mosque in the Old Police Lines area of Kohat during Friday prayers, which reportedly martyred a...
Saudi Arabia’s National Day is an important occasion to recall the Kingdom’s unity, national identity and journey of development.Celebrated every...
When oil prices rise, the pain rarely stops at the petrol pump. It travels through the economy — into transport fares, food prices, business costs...
LIFE’S problems aren’t as complicated as we make them out to be. Most have very simple solutions: A large truck attempting to go through a railway...
Pakistan has no shortage of governance prescriptions. We debate new provinces, empowered local governments, administrative devolution, civil-service...
WATER scarcity is no longer a distant threat for Pakistan; it is a crisis already unfolding in the lives of millions. Pakistan ranks among the...
The collision between a Pakistan Navy and an Indian Navy warship in the North Arabian Sea on 15 Sep 26 merits to be seen as more than a navigational...
Sialkot has always been a city of enterprise, hard work and determination. Known internationally for its industries, exporters and skilled workforce,...
EVERY year, International Equal Pay Day reminds us of a principle that is simple in expression but profound in its implications: women and men should...
ON 12 June 2026, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reportedly declared that India would halt Indus River water flows to Pakistan over cross-border...
About ten years ago, I made a bet with a friend. He is one of the most reasonable men I know: generous in argument, intellectually honest, and, like...
IN July 2026, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told the Pakistan Economic Summit in Islamabad that the governance system the country has operated under...
IT will not be an overstatement that PPP ruled Sindh provincial government is opposing the idea of new administrative units with extra-ordinary...
SOMETHING seems to have become seriously entangled in the prevailing geopolitical order. The United States is Israel’s principal patron and...
PAKISTAN’S latest debate over administrative restructuring offers an opportunity far more consequential than simply creating new provinces or...
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